Our complete guide to Zoom etiquette
Who can remember life before Zoom?
Video conferencing tools have changed our lives this year like never before. To put this in perspective, Zoom has increased from 10 million to 200 million daily users in the space of just three months.
With work-from-home and social distancing policies still in place, it looks like Zoom meetings are set to be a feature of our lives for some time to come.
As some workers are reportedly spending around six hours per day on video calls, we thought we would help reduce your fatigue with our complete guide to Zoom Etiquette:
Clean cut – consider your background – don’t have too many distractions (no-one really wants to see your bin or laundry basket!)
Your best light – light the front of your face, not the back – if lighting is behind you, people will only see your silhouette
On mute – keep your zoom connection on mute until you speak and put all other phones on mute throughout
Focus fully – close all other applications such as Instant Messaging and any Social Networks so that they do not distract you
Label yourself – ensure your name is displayed (go to Settings>video).
Arrive Early – make sure your technology is working – join at least ten minutes before the session so the facilitator can make sure everyone is connected.
Ruthless and relevant – ensure your content is relevant for your audience – and not too many slides, or too content heavy (we only have small screens and we want to see you not your charts)! Consider pre-read if there is important content to be shared.
Video conferencing is an essential component of the modern business world.
Reports predict that 50% of the workforce in the UK will work remotely by 2021, which means you need to be on top of your zoom game.
